Thornhurst Addition

Thornhurst Addition

Thornhurst Addition, January 2012
Location Bounded by 650 to 742 W Main St, Thornhurst Dr and Rogers Ct, Carmel, Indiana
Coordinates 39°58′44″N 86°08′16″W / 39.97889°N 86.13778°W / 39.97889; -86.13778Coordinates: 39°58′44″N 86°08′16″W / 39.97889°N 86.13778°W / 39.97889; -86.13778
Area 11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built 1956 (1956)-1971
Architect Shull, Avriel
Architectural style Modern Movement
MPS Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS
NRHP Reference # 10000378[1]
Added to NRHP June 24, 2010

Thornhurst Addition is a national historic district located at Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana. It encompasses 21 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a predominantly residential section of Carmel. It developed between about 1956 and 1971, and includes notable examples of Modern Movement style architecture designed by Avriel Shull (1931-1976). It includes homes of post and beam construction with huge aluminium window expanses, slate or stone entry floors, and clerestory windows.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Connie J. Ziegler (December 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thornhurst Addition" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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